Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-04

longs tO His Wife, But, Like Some other
Wives, She Must Scratch to Get II.
Dtryt Ffes PrcsS.
One evening, just before our marriage,
Slr. BOwSer said to me:
Il shall make you a weekly allowance
of cash, and the money will be absolutely
yours The idea Of a wife having to beg
money Of her husband strikes me with
pain and disgust. Half of what he owns
belongs TO her, anyway, and yet some
husbands make their wives account for the
pennies As much Is If they were GRAND
boys. | shall give you so per week, and
YOU can either spend OF save it
The first tour weeks after marriage we
were or on bridal tour, and was too
happy TO think Of such base stuff as cash.
Il WAS all Of seven weeks before | made
out and playfully presented to Mr.. BOwSer
the following little bill
Mr.. Eowser Ia Mn. BowS,r. Dr.
To seven week, stipend AT SO per we"E~-.-.s'O
Received payment.
What's this" demanded Mr.. Eowser,
A. he received IL in Il very formal manner.
MY little bill. You were to allow me
80 per week, you know
For WHAT
80 that l would o have to aSk you
for money"
UNI What's to prevent you from ask
ing for money when you need 1t:
But you proposed this method
Il did, ehy | have no recollection oil
any such proposal. Ii You want 50 pei
week as pin money ] have NO objections,
however, 10 making il a regular thing
1t would be very nice.
Yes. Well, I'll begin on Saturday to
give you 81
Three dollars
'rOr, if that is tOO much, we'll say -.
Yes, s. IS about the right figure. You'll
want a portion Of it to buy pins, needles,
gloves. handkerchiefs, thread, buttons,
laces and 50 on, and the rest you can spend
for candy and street rar tickets. Don be
reckless, Mrs. BowSrr, while | haven B a
stingy hair in my head, don't like to see
money wasted ,
The next Saturday he handed me s. and
on the next only Sl.50. On the third Sat.
urGay the stipend was reduced to ~ aud
hesitated about accepting it.
You may need this before the week Is
out, {" 1 observed.
'Wer-yeS-ahem-I may, and If YOU
don't care about it, I'll keep it. suppose
YOU have s. or s. laid by anyhow
That WAS the last of my stipend. In the
course OF three or four weeks wanted a
few little knick-knacks, anda s Mr.. BowseI
seemed in unusually good spirits asked
him for $40. 49,,
Ten what - he fairly shouted, while
the colored fled from his face in an IN
slant.
Ten dollars, my dear"
''Mrs. Bow~cr, have You gone crazy:
Are YOU talking ia your sleep; DO you
really mean to ask me for $40:
why, certaily."
well YOU won't get it? Your very
d.mand is the best proof in the world thai
you don't know the value of money
: He linally flashed up eighty-two cents
in nickels and pennies and dimes, ant
handed me the sum with the remark:
'sNow, make that 60 aS far rs possible
for il MAJ he "A month before l can spare
any more
/ think it was, and two or three week
longer. Half Ofwhat Mr.. BOwSer has he
longs 10 me but only in theory. lie car
rirS the cash, aud 1 carry the theory. Ih'
first .spat'' we ever had grew out of TIN
| Theory vs.. Cash subject. We had som'
! company in the evening, when all oil
sudden Dir. BOwser turned to me with:
s'Say, dear, / promised Blank you woui'
| he down 10 the opening tomorrow. Ter
| hans You'll want 10 plan Ia 20 down EliI
tbrse ladies. and 80 excuse time and plac
and take this ,u
With that he threw me a roll oil pii'
| amounting to So, but the last one OF GU
! company had not cleared the front step
when he held out his hand and said:
THAT money, Mrs BOwSer.
.sWhat about that money
Why, l want 1t"
But you gave it to me. .
lyon hand me hack that money :!
syTben l can't 90 to the opening
uOneDinV he hanged! You don't sup
nose I'm fool enough to encourage You
,,broW avay a small fortune on SenSeleS
gewgaws, do your
l had I o give 1t MP, but think MS con
/ science troubled nlui- H
| cause mkt morning he SAID.
mrs BrOwser, it costs me an aSera2
nSSl6 per week 70 set our table. SuPPoss
you take $50, pay the girl, do the buying
| and have what You can saver
Tagreed 10 il, and when Saturday cam
r made NV start. The first week l save
s. 80. and the next "a, but when Inc tnlr'
Saturday came Mr.. Bowser handed IN
only SIC.
siHow's this?" | queried.
Mrs. BoWser, we are living altogelne
| too high. and the doctor has warned M
that cout is not far OF. Ion u tax
SIC per week after this, and you onght !
Law away az least 81 per week cut o. tha
towards buying the winters coal
81 won't touch itp'
'1Ob! you won't? Very vel, Mrs. bow
ser-very WE'LL ] fthat's theknd u hell
meet You are I'm glad to have discovery
IL thus early in Ou career, and shall az
measures 10 prevent your reckless eNtraSa
Oanee from bringing US TO ruin
And one day when | found q dime Whic
had shaken out Of his trousers IN the Del